[Citogenetic and molecular genetic studies in infertility in East Hungary].

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PMID:
23291203
Owner:
NLM
Status:
In-Data-Review

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Introduction: In developed countries 10-15% of the couples are affected by infertility. In half of them genetic factors can be identified. Aims: We studied genetic alterations in infertility in Hungarian patients. Methods: Cyogenetic analyses were performed in 195 females and 305 males. In 17 females FMR1 mutations, in 150 males Y microdeletions, and aneuploidy were studied in the sperm of 28 males. In a carrier male sperm meiotic segregation was studied. Results: The most common aberrations in females were X chromosome aneuploidia and inversion (3.6%), while the same in males Klinefelter-syndrome (3.3%) and autosomal translocations (2%). In two females FMR1 premutation was found. While Y microdeletions were identified only in azoospermic and severe oligozoospermic men, partial microdeletions could also be detected in normozoospermic males. A higher aberration rate was found in cases with abnormality in both the number and motility of sperm. In a male patient with 46,XY,t(3;6)(q21;q23) karyotype, 53.2% of spem carried unbalanced chromosome assortment. Conclusions: Knowledge of abnormalities may help in genetic counseling and choosing the most effective reproduction technique. Orv. Hetil., 2013, 154, 52-61.